Restaurant stocks

Restaurant stocks are almost all fast food franchises that have come to dominate the food world. Restaurant corporations like McDonalds (NYSE:MCD) and Yum! Brands (NYSE:YUM). Though these massive corporations rule the restaurant industry, there are a few chains that are rising in power such as Chipotle (NYSE:CMG) and Dunkin’ Donuts (NASDAQ:DNKN), both of which make great investments.

Restaurants: Get Fit or Get Fat

Offering everything from fried fish to Fritos, these food chains are opting to pass on the health craze and instead keep pushing the caloric boundaries.

McDonald’s After-Midnight Menu Adds Breakfast Items to Mix

McDonald's will begin offering selected breakfast menu items along with its dinner menu between midnight and 4 a.m. at certain locations this month.

Cracker Barrel or Bob Evans: Which Should You Take a Bite Of?

Breakfast eateries Cracker Barrel and Bob Evans each posted solid quarterly earnings this week. Let's take a look at which of the two is the better bet.

Americans Are Eating and Drinking Again: How to Play It

U.S. consumers are eating out more -- but don't blindly buy the restaurant stocks. A careful look at demographic trends reveals some winners amid the also-rans.

Pizza Hut’s Stand-Alone WingStreet Test Fails

Pizza Hut shuttered its standalone WingStreet concept restaurant in March, but says it remains committed to the concept of standalone WingStreet locations.

Wendy’s Moves Forward With Pretzel Bun

Wendy's will debut a Pretzel Bacon Cheeseburger nationwide during the third quarter after successful testing in certain markets.

It’s True! Domino’s Tests DVDs That Smell Like Pizza

Domino's is testing a DVD promotion in Brazil that causes DVDs to smell like pizzas and display advertising on their surface when played.

Subway Deems McDonald’s Shameful? Shrug.

Subway's survey of fast-food "shame" shows that people aren't exactly proud of eating at McDonald's. In other news, the sky is blue.

5 Stocks Serving Our ‘Need-It-Now’ Society

From telegraphs to instant pudding, instant gratification has always been popular. In fact, it's part of the reason customers love these five companies.

Starbucks CEO Intends to Enter Myanmar by 2015

Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz says the coffee chain could enter Myanmar some time in the next few years.

4 Tasty Ways to Bite Into the Burger Business

Who will win the burger wars this summer, and more importantly, which burger stocks should you own? Here are our four picks.

McDonald’s to Drop One Line of Burgers, Expand Another

Fast-food chain McDonald's is killing off the Angus Burger in an effort to revamp its menu to appeal to more customers.

Study: Subway Only Slightly Healthier Than McDonald’s

A new report finds that adolescents who eat at Subway are only marginally better off than if they eat at McDonald's.

McDonald’s Mulls All-Day Breakfast Menu, Delivery

McDonald's CEO Don Thompson is hinting that big changes -- including delivery and all-day breakfast -- could be coming soon.

Chipotle Investigated for Hiring Practices

Chipotle is finding itself involved in another investigation into its hiring practices, following two earlier inquiries by the Immigrations and Custom Enforcement Office and the SEC.

KFC to Make Biggest Product Launch in Decades

KFC is trying its biggest product change in history: its switching to boneless chicken.

It Feels Like It’s Time to Short Chipotle, But …

The popular restaurant chain is outrageously overvalued, but shorting is dangerous. Investors are safer playing options on CMG instead.

‘Foodbabe’ Blogger Gets Wish: Chipotle Discloses What’s In Its Burritos

Chipotle announced it would disclose all of its ingredients and pledge to remove GMOs and other unhealthy ingredients on its menu, pleasing a popular food blogger.

Panera Tries Pay-What-You-Want Menu Item

Fast food chain Panera is experimenting with "pay what you want" for it's turkey chili in all 48 St. Louis-area locations.